Foreword: On Publishing Anonymously

Abstract

In this foreword to the fall 2010 issue of the Pittsburgh Tax Review, I explain the troubling set of circumstances that led to our decision to publish one of the articles anonymously. All of the articles in this issue share a focus on suggestions for state and local tax reform in Pennsylvania. The circumstances surrounding the decision to publish this one article anonymously raise a host of questions regarding the extent to which tax professionals are free to make suggestions for tax reform without being subject to employer censorship.

Keywords: Anonymous, Anonymity, Author, Reform, Tax, Censorship, Free Speech, Employer, Employment

JEL Classification: K34